What I wish I knew when I was a junior developer that I would tell as a Staff Software Engineer @ Droidcon Berlin 2023

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What I wish I knew when I was a junior developer that I would tell as a Staff Software Engineer Panel @

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About our panellists Mada Aflak (panellist) @af_mada Sinan Kozak (panellist) @snnkzk androiddev.social/@snnkzk Raul Hernandez (your moderator and panellist) @raulhernandezl androiddev.social/@RaulHernandez

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Intro to the TOPIC

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motivation

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What we do

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What we’ll do

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What is a Staff Eng?

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Common tracks

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Junior Graduate Mid Senior Staff Manager track Technical track Engineering Manager

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Manager track Technical track Senior Staff Principal Distinguished Engineering Manager (EM) Senior EM Director Staff VP

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Senior vs Staff

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archetypes

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source: Will Larson’s “Staff Engineer - Leadership beyond the management track” Technical Lead

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source: Will Larson’s “Staff Engineer - Leadership beyond the management track” Architect

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source: Will Larson’s “Staff Engineer - Leadership beyond the management track” Solver

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source: Will Larson’s “Staff Engineer - Leadership beyond the management track” Right Hand

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What’s critical for a STAFF+ role?

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Technical background

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Soft skills

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Soft Power (Collaboration) skills

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Navigating complexity

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Autonomous

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Mentoring / Sponsorship

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Being a Role model

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4 disciplines

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Core technical skills source: Tanya O’Reilly’s “The Staff Engineer’s Path - A guide for Individual Contributors navigating growth and change”

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Product management source: Tanya O’Reilly’s “The Staff Engineer’s Path - A guide for Individual Contributors navigating growth and change”

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Project management source: Tanya O’Reilly’s “The Staff Engineer’s Path - A guide for Individual Contributors navigating growth and change”

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People management source: Tanya O’Reilly’s “The Staff Engineer’s Path - A guide for Individual Contributors navigating growth and change”